Leadership Styles
This leadership style involves making decisions without input.
What is Autocratic Leadership
This ethical principle refers to respecting a patient’s right to make their own healthcare decisions
What is autonomy?
Disconnection; Opposing ideas, perception, thoughts, or behavior
What is conflict?
This term refers to a nurse whose ability to provide safe care is compromised due to substance use, mental health issues, or physical conditions.
What is an impaired nurse?
This prioritization framework focuses first on airway, breathing, and circulation.
What are the ABCs (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)?
This leadership style values group participation and shared decision-making
What is Democratic Leadership
This principle involves actions taken to promote the well‑being and best interests of the patient
What is beneficence?
Opposing thoughts or behaviors that occur between 2 people
What is interpersonal conflict?
Frequent medication errors, absenteeism, mood swings, and poor concentration are common examples of this.
What are the signs of nurse impairment?
According to this theory, physiological needs such as oxygen and food take priority over higher‑level needs.
What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
This leadership style allows complete freedom to group members
What is Laissez-Faire Leadership
This ethical principle is best described as “do no harm.”
What is nonmaleficence?
Ineffective communication, unclear expectations, incompatibility of individuals, diversity, management/staff changes
What are causes of conflict?
This is the nurse’s primary professional obligation when suspecting a colleague is impaired.
What is protecting patient safety?
This step of the nursing process must be completed first when determining priorities.
What is assessment?
This leadership style involves inspiring and motivating others toward shared goals
What is transformational leadership
This principle emphasizes fairness in the distribution of healthcare resources and treatment.
What is justice?
This conflict‑management strategy focuses on finding a mutually beneficial solution for all parties.
What is collaboration?
This is the most appropriate initial step when a nurse suspects a colleague is impaired.
What is reporting concerns through the appropriate chain of command?
This task should NOT be delegated when prioritizing care.
What is the patient's inital assessment?
This leadership style focuses on exchange and reward for performance
What is Transactional Leadership
This ethical principle involves keeping promises and maintaining trust in the nurse‑patient relationship.
What is fidelity?
Identify problem, discuss & analyze solutions, implement solutions & evaluate
What are Conflict Resolution Strategies?
These programs are often offered by state boards of nursing to help impaired nurses receive treatment while maintaining patient safety.
What are alternative-to-discipline (ATD) programs?
This communication tool helps nurses prioritize and clearly report urgent patient information.
What is SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation)?